Elon Musk has called one of President Donald Trump's top economic aides, Peter Navarro a "moron" on X.
Musk and Navarro, a long-time trade adviser to Trump, have been publicly feuding over Trump’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on most U.S trading partners.
This move has caused a market sell-off and raised concerns among analysts about a potential recession in the United States.
The White House responded with "boys will be boys".
#Musk, #Trump, #tariffs, #tradewar, #us, #uspol,
Musk and Navarro, a long-time trade adviser to Trump, have been publicly feuding over Trump’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on most U.S trading partners.
This move has caused a market sell-off and raised concerns among analysts about a potential recession in the United States.
The White House responded with "boys will be boys".
#Musk, #Trump, #tariffs, #tradewar, #us, #uspol,
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00:00A quick follow-up. There's been some public sparring between Elon Musk and the president's
00:05trade advisor, Peter Navarro, on some of these tariffs. Musk actually referred to Navarro today
00:09as being, quote, dumber than a sack of bricks. Are you, or is the administration, the president,
00:14all concerned that this is maybe impacting the public's understanding of these tariffs? It
00:18might be messing with the message on it? No, look, these are obviously two individuals who
00:22have very different views on trade and on tariffs. Boys will be boys, and we will let
00:28their public sparring continue. And you guys should all be very grateful that we have the
00:32most transparent administration in history. And I think it also speaks to the president's
00:37willingness to hear from all sides, that he has people at the highest levels of this government
00:41in this White House who have very diverse opinions on very diverse issues, but the president takes
00:46all opinions in mind, and then he makes the best decision based on the best interests of
00:51the American public.